Conference Programme

Morning session - Understanding the issue

Chair: Dr Beckie Lang, University of Warwick

09.30        Registration

10.00        Welcome and conference introductions

10.05        Why start early?

Ms Julie Lanigan, University College London

10.40        Feeding styles, maternal interaction and obesity

Professor Jane Wardle, University College London

11.10       Obesity in infancy - perspectives and beliefs from the front line

Dr Sarah Redsell, University of Nottingham   

11.40       Q and A

12.00       Lunch and posters

Afternoon session: Intervention and Prevention Strategies

Chair: Professor Pinki Sahota, Leeds Metropolitan University

13.15       Infant feeding and later obesity risk

Dr Mary Fewtrell, University College London

13.50      The NOURISH RCT and the EPOCH Collaboration.

              Professor Lynne Daniels, Queensland University of Technology, Australia 

14.40       Refreshments

15.00       EMPOWER - infants at increased risk of obesity

Dr Beckie Lang, University of Warwick

15.30       HENRY - results from the pilot study

Professor Mary Rudolf, University of Leeds

16.00       Q and A

16.15       Close